[pct-l] Donner Summit, hwy 80

[Ned Tibbits]

Thanks, Scott. It's one thing to read the stats and another to be there.

I just wrote down what I saw as I drove through...



Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
www.mountaineducation.org
-----Original Message----- 
From: Scott 
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 11:31 PM 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net ; ned at mountaineducation.org 
Subject: [pct-l] Donner Summit, hwy 80 


> The snow on the side of the highway is up and over my head
> (I am 6 feet tall)!

Snow plows/blowers artificially increase the snow depth along the side 
of the road. You're not aware of this?

The snow level on Dec 30 at Donner Pass is about 4 feet.

-postholer
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